Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-06-Speech-4-358"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-07-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000706.13.4-358"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-06-Speech-4-3592
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"The aviation sector has traditionally been organised in a particularly liberal manner. The reason for this is that governments compete with each other by building ever more and ever larger airports, and that apart from these airports, there is no need for creating infrastructure comparable to railways or motorways. As such, since time immemorial it has been common practice in this sector for different companies to compete with each other for the same route. Airfares bear out this freedom too. There is no link whatsoever between the distance to be covered and the fare. Where passengers are wanted, prices are low; where it is believed that there are more than enough passengers, prices are high. There is little left to be liberalised in this sector. Despite this, there are people who expect further liberalisation to be a panacea. It is supposed to lead to cheaper flights, a wider range of flights and no more delays. According to the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left, this consideration is very one-sided and only serves two interests: that of airline companies and that of the consumer, whose only focus is more and ever cheaper flights. In our opinion, a number of other aspects take priority over this, such as passenger safety, livelihoods and the working environment of the employees, environmental protection and the protection of the railway industry from price dumping and other forms of unfair competition. There is little point in blaming the workers for everything that could cause irritation among passengers. These workers are sometimes obliged to strike out of self-preservation. Neither is this the fault of Eurocontrol, which has taken over a number of cross-border state responsibilities. Safety should not come second to the pursuit of profit by companies which aim to take over Eurocontrol’s market. The problem has far more to do with the excessive growth in aviation and price competition at the expense of long-distance rail transport. The current proposals do not address this problem. From this critical stance, we tabled 11 amendments. Since it has transpired that a majority within Parliament does not support our stance on this, we were unable to assent to the final version of the Atkins report."@en1

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